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Show SuA Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday March 19, 2002 5A National survey respondents favor flag amendment A new national poll released last week indicates that Ameri- can adults overwhelmingly favor Hayes, a Market Strategies study director. Support for a flag amendment has remained consistent for passage of a constitutional ' amendment allowing the United States Congress to enact laws to J'1, protect the American flag from desecration. The national survey queried SOO Americans older than age 18 c,)md was conducted by Market f ? "Strategies Inc., a Michigan-base- d public opinion research organi-natio- n. percent of the Forty-thre- e ' adults interviewed had already heard prior congressional dc- bates regarding the flag amend-ment, which have so far not re- sulted in passage. This is an area of American public opinion where near consensus exists, pointed out Jeff Seventy-fiv- e percent of adults Indicated that they support the the past decade, and our most recent research reveals that majority support persists even after respondents consider the main arguments used by opponents of the amendment, continued the study director, After being exposed to oppo- sition claims, the majority of the survey respondents rejected all arguments against the amendment The poll findings include: Sixty-si- x percent of the suradults do not think an veyed 'amendment would limit free speech. Price Gitys Gulture Fifty-thrpercent do not think a flap protection amendment is an inconsequential reason to change the U.S. Constituee Gonnection Presents tion. Fifty-fiv- e percent do not think the infrequency of actual flag burning incidents is a reason to reject a protection amend-Imen- Price Institute Ghoir . Patriotic and Caster Songs Thursday, March 2 . And 90 percent of the poll respondents think the American flag is a unique symbol deserv- 7:30 p.m. k ing special status. It is time for the Senate to act and pass SJR7 now, declared Patrick Brady, chairman of The Gtizens Flag Alliance Inc. "The House of Representatives has already passed the amendment We are waiting for a small Price Givic Auditoriums i.. The celebration of the 90th anniversary of the found- of Hie girls scouts was marked by giving the first girl bom at the CasHeview Hospital on March 12 a L. . at I Girls scouts celebrate 90 years of good fldmission is Free number of senators to listen to the resounding voice of their constituents, added the Gtizens I I Flag Alliance chairman. (Continued on page 10A) ing the system alone, the players will have an extra year to mature, argues Hyde. (Continued from page 1A) create an opportunity to recruit more ninth grade players to the high school to compete. Ity mandating ninth grade players to compete at a high school level, more freshmen will become involved and that will increase the number of sophomores that currently participate in sports. By allowing the transition a year early, supporters feel more athletes will become active in their sport. Helper junior High boys bas- Saturday Hours & Service rr 8am-5p- ccisvrga m Change is inevitable. In this life there are very feW guarantees. That's why it's nice when something like the UCCU Flex CD comes around. Unlike many investments, the Flex CD offers a guaranteed rate of return and a low minimum investment of just $500, After two yean, you ,even have the flexibility to redeem the certificate or keep . the existing rate up to five years. QualttyCznr The UCCU Flex CD also offers: After two yean CD becomes redeemable Tj Never a loss of principle Never a loss of interest- 'j! 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After listening to the publics concern, the school board then addressed the subject. Board member Mike Magliocco, who originally thought up the idea of combining the teams and also hiring a head coach began by stat- ing,' 100 percent of the high school coaches are for the petition. It is in the best interest of the children. We nced to involve athletes sooner and at a younger age in high school sports. The current system is failing at doing so. Regardless of what is decided upon, one thing is certain, we must have more positive community support. Board member, McEvoy remains uncertain about the topic. " I know that we' must have flTTl Utah Central Credit Union I... might fade away. During the school board meeting, one issue was agreed upon by the majority of the crowd. Coaches must become more involved in the sporting programs at not only high school levels, but particularly at the'junior high level. If hiring a head coach to oversee all programs in the district is the answer, then so be it. Athletes should be noticed before entering high school. Jim Noyes, who coaches little league football agrees. It is a big thing for the kids to meet the coaches. he says. I . Coupon a0m43MB VT I do agree that the junior highs and high scIkxiI should become more involved in one another's programs, but not combine them, states Hyde. I have never seen a high school coach come down and talk with the junior high athletes. I think that we need to see this happen and some of the intimidation the students feel about high school . . , ni & commemorate the day. Residents debate proposal to combine sports programs: ketball coach Bob Hyde disagrees. By forcing ninth graders to compete at the high school level, teams will end up cutting more ninth graders than are cut currently. Ninth graders feel intimidated entering high school and competing in sports. By Icav-- a deeds for others baby blanket Vanessa Peet a girl scout presented the blan-in- g ket to Grade McDonald and her mother Tammy McDonald to trict. Is this proposal in the best interest of all students? I'm not sure, but it probably is not. I feel that we need to form a committee comprised of coaches, principals, community members, and athletes to discuss and research the proposal. Wkjt Boria, a long time board member and lifetime district sports supporter, strongly disagrees with the proposal. This is not best for the kids, he states. I feel that we need to concentrate on grades, not sports. By combining the teams, there will be considerable amounts of class time missed by both coaches and athletes. The grades are bound to fall with the missed class time. Whaf we need is cooperation and coordination, along with coaching stability. David Superintendent Armstrong, explains that the district does indeed have a problem with participation. Wc need to have more team visitations from the high school regarding junior high sports, sated the administrator. I dont think that the students are fundamentally ready in ninth grade to. compete at the high school. Board member Jim Leonard completed the discussion. We have all agreed that the district is in need of better coaching, concluded Leonard. I agree, we need a committee to look into the matter. We dont want to push the seventh and eighth grades aside and we also dont want to kill the junior high sporting programs. If we put as much emphasis on academics as we do athletes, test scores would . go up. Although the topic was laid to rest for the evening, the subject is bound to stir up more opinion as the weeks pass. Community involvement is a main concern for the school board, and anyone who has any input into the matter, is more than welcome to voice thdr opinions at the next public school board member which will be held April 10 at 5:00 p.m. The school board also discussed the following topics at the ...March 13 meeting. more involvement from the ' Construction of the new community, hesays. The teams milst work together in the di4- - school buildings is on time. The rooms will be ready to be moved into by the end of April at Mont Harmon. The Carbon High foot- ball field will Iso be done and ready for action by the time football season rolls around this fall. The school board will be selling $3 million worth of bonds in order to complete payment on the construction projects. The braids were set aside just for this purpose. The bids for the bonds will -open April 10 nationwide. 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